Abstract: An extractor as fitted to an automatic pistol comprising: a frame; a slide with a breech block at the rear which slides on the frame over a barrel to form a cartridge receiving chamber; an extractor having a claw provided with an apex so that when a cartridge is in the chamber said extractor protrudes out of the breech block exposing a coloured dot provided on the extractor to indicate that the chamber is loaded and improve the ejection of a cartridge and the function of the pistol.

Abstract: A select fire automatic pistol comprising: a frame; a slide with a breech-block in the rear which slides on the frame over the barrel to form a cartridge receiving chamber; a floating barrel in the slide having a cartridge receiving rear; a trigger safety lever for preventing the movement of the trigger to the activating position; a magazine drop safety to stop the trigger moving to the activated position when the magazine is not fully seated; a trigger bar connected to the trigger including an ledge for displacement of the firing pin backwards to the rear position; a firing pin including a foot on its rear for engagement with the trigger bar ledge and having a spring threadled on the rear of the firing pin for propelling same forward into the cartridge chamber to fire a cartridge and a spring threadled on the front of the firing pin urging same backwards to stop it entering the cartridge chamber if the pistol is dropped; an ejector plate to eject the empty shells, create a safety zone and stabilize the ledge